Academic

Takin' it to the street!

By Gordon Smith, Christine, Hurt, Vic Fleischer, Fred Tung, Lisa Fairfax, David Zaring

The national story is that Sam Bradford injured his shoulder, but make no mistake, BYU played toe-to-toe with the Sooners in the first half before Bradford's injury. And last time I checked, Bradford doesn't play defense, so he wouldn't have stopped Max Hall on the 16-play, 78-yard drive that gave BYU the lead and, ultimately, the victory.

I just drove my son back to his dorm on BYU's campus -- we have been watching BYU games together for years, so why stop now? -- and hundreds of BYU students have gathered by Lavell Edwards Stadium to celebrate the victory. We joined in the party, honking our horn, shouting, and high-fiving the students as they walked down the middle of the street. I am not ready to talk about the national championship, yet, but I am happy for the return of college football. Very happy, in fact.

UPDATE: Hehe, almost like being there ...

Full post as published by Conglomerate on September 06, 2009 (boomark / email).